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Spotlights Here and There
Spotlights Here and There
1950/51
1950/51
October Thirteenth............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Boggs
The Struggle of the Two Ideologies:
Democracy..................................................................Mrs. McAninch
Communism...............................................................Mrs. Cherry
Luncheon
October Twenty-Seventh................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Campbell
Hands Across the Sea, with Women Writers:
Jane Austin...............................................................Mrs. McCombs
Willa Cather.............................................................Mrs. Dortch
November Tenth..................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. McCombs
Recent Developments:
Medicine.....................................................................Mrs. Fletcher
Psychology and Psychiatry....................................Mrs. McCombs
November Twenty-Fourth.............................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Jackson
A Return to Religion - Influence of the Layman:
T. S. Eliot....................................................................Mrs. Riffel
C. S. Lewis.................................................................Mrs. Boggs
December Eighth.................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Williams
Christmas Story............................................................Mrs. Litz
Christmas Symbols.....................................................Members
January Fifth.........................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Fletcher
Scientific Advancement:
Astronomy...............................................................Mrs. Molson.
Aviation....................................................................Mrs. Jackson
January Nineteenth..........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Litz
Lee's Anniversary:
Lee's Undying Influence........................................Mrs. Fletcher
States' Rights vs. Centralized Government.....Mrs. Williams
February Second...............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Cantrell
The Immortal Lovers....................................................Mrs. Davis
Quotations......................................................................Members
February Sixteenth............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Davis
Fables and Fairy Tales:
Introduction of Subject.......................................
Interpretations and Examples:
Grimm...............................................................Mrs. Campbell
Anderson..........................................................Mrs. McAninch
Aesop.................................................................Mrs. Cantrell
March Second...................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Melson
Present Day Conditions:
Africa.......................................................................Mrs. Boggs
Australia.................................................................Mrs. Melson
March Sixteenth............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Riffel
Contemporary Lyricists:
Keats.......................................................................Mrs. Litz
Shelley.....................................................................Mrs. Dortch
Byron.......................................................................Mrs. Davis
March Thirtieth................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Dortch
Art for Relaxation:
Painting................................................................Mrs. Jackson
Music.....................................................................Mrs. Campbell
Photography........................................................Mrs. Cantrell
April Thirteenth.................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. McAninch
Jefferson's Birthday:
Jefferson's Legacy to Mankind......................Mrs. Riffel
Monticello Restored.........................................Mrs. Williams
April Twenty-Seventh.................................................................................................Hostess: Program Committee
Fun, Frolic and Frivolous Flitters.........................Program Committee
Luncheon
Between Two Worlds
Between Two Worlds
1951/52
1951/52
October Twelfth.......................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Dortch
Voyages:
1451 - Amerigo Vespucci............................Mrs. Fletcher
1951 - Europe.................................................Mrs. Jackson
Roll Call--Summer Vacation.....................Members
Luncheon
October Twenty-Sixth.........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Boggs
Russia and China:
What We Do and Do Not Know about Russia.......Mrs. Melson
What We Do and Do Not Know about China.........Mrs. McAninch
November Ninth....................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. McCombs
Literature:
Influence of Literature Thru the Ages....................Mrs. McCombs
Lasting and Passing Types of Literature................Mrs. Davis
November Twenty-Third.....................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Jackson
Poetry:
Early American Poets..................................................Mrs. Williams
Modern Poets................................................................Mrs. Boggs
December Seventh.................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Williams
Christmas Story...................................................................Mrs. Campbell
Christmas Tree.....................................................................[ ?]
Roll Call--A Christmas Greeting......................................Members
January Fourth............................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Fletcher
Genius:
What is Genius?..................................................................Mrs. Riffel
Examples..............................................................................Mrs. Cantrell
January Eighteenth.................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Litz
The Interpretation of History:
Reunion and An End of Reconstruction 1877.........Mrs. McCombs.
Annexation of Territory...................................................Mrs. Litz
February First............................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Cantrell
Ireland and Spain:
Heart of the Irish...........................................................Mrs. Fletcher
Franco's Spain................................................................Mrs. Jackson
February Fifteenth.................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Davis
Famous Marys:
Mary Washington......................................................Mrs. Leigh
Mary Todd Lincoln....................................................Mrs. McAninch
Mary Queen of Scots.................................................Mrs. Cherry
Queen Mary of England...........................................Mrs. Dortch
Mary Pickford.............................................................Mrs. Melson
February Twenty-Ninth........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Jackson
Robert Louis Stevenson:
Biographical Review...................................................Mrs. Davis
Quotations from A Child's Garden of Verses.......Members
March Fourteenth................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Campbell
Politics:
"Also Rans"..................................................................Mrs. Litz.
Morals and Ethics of Office-Holders....................Mrs. Cantrell
March Twenty-Eighth........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. McAninch
Religion:
Biblical Fiction...........................................................Mrs. Boggs
Place of Prayer in america......................................Mrs. Campbell
[Last paper penciled in: French Mosaics, to replace "Place of Prayer in America"]
April Twenty-Fifth..............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Jackson
Nature:
Audubon's Life............................................................Mrs. Williams
Bird Life in America...................................................Mrs. Riffel
Roll Call: Your Favorite Bird...................................Members
May Ninth.............................................................................................................Hostess: Entertainment Committee
Grand Finale:
Merry-Making
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[Beginning with the 1952/3 season, Edelweiss did not create a single yearly theme. Rather, each day had its own theme]
1952/53
1952/53
October Tenth.................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs.s Fletcher
Audubon's Life............................................................Mrs. Williams
Bird's Influence on Man...........................................Mrs. Riffel
Roll Call - My Favorite Bird.....................................Members
Luncheon
October Twenty-Fourth...................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Boggs
Islands of the Mediterranean:
Sicily..........................................................................Mrs. McAninch
Crete and Cyprus...................................................Mrs. Campbell
November Seventh..............................................................................................................Hostes: Mrs. McCombs
Making and Collecting Art:
Leonardo da Vinci 1452-1519........................Mrs. Cantrell
Duveen's Contribution to American Art.........Mrs. Davis
November Twenty-First......................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Jackson
United States Today and Yesterday:
Our New Administration...................................Mrs. Fletcher
Life on the Mayflower.........................................Mrs. Jackson
December Twelfth.............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Williams
A Christmas Story.....................................................Mrs. Boggs
Christmas Cooking...................................................Mrs. Williams
January Ninth......................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Cherry
Year of the Coronation:
History and Pageantry......................................Mrs. Melson
Political Status....................................................Mrs. Litz
January Twenty-Third.....................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Litz
Husband and Wife Teams:
Theatre..................................................................Mrs. Davis
Science..................................................................Mrs. Cantrell
Literature..............................................................Mrs. McCombs
Architecture.........................................................Mrs. Jackson
February Sixth..................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Cantrell
Diaries:
Public and Private Records.............................Mrs. McCombs
Free to Ramble...................................................Mrs. Cherry
February Twentieth.....................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Cherry
Points of Interest:
Turkey.....................................................................Mrs. Riffel
Australia's Role in the World............................Mrs. Fletcher
March Sixth..................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Melson
Japan:
Windows for the Crown Prince........................Mrs. McAninch
Discussion- Comments on Japan.....................Members
March Twentieth........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. McAninch
Americana:
Tals Tales from the Ozarks.................................Mrs. Bandera
Writers of Southern Dialect..............................Mrs. Leigh
April Tenth....................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Campbell
Religious Faith and World Culture........................Mrs. Campbell
The Influence of the English Bible upon
English and American Literature............Mrs. Boggs
April Seventeenth......................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Leigh
Books I have liked this year.....................................Mrs. Melson
Plagiarism and Originality......................................Mrs. Fletcher
May First...........................................................................................Hostess: Entertainment Committee
Merry May Day:
What's My Line?
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[Beginning with the 1952/3 season, Edelweiss did not create a single yearly theme. Rather, each day had its own theme]
1953/54
1953/54
October Ninth.................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Tom Fletcher
Odysseys:
European Traveler of Yesterday...................Mrs. Lewis W. Cherry
European Traveler of Today..........................Mrs. Walton Litz
October Twenty-Third.................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Marion Boggs
Political and Social Life of the Two Worlds of the Elizabeths:
Elizabeth I.........................................................Mrs. R. B. McCombs
Elizabeth II........................................................Mrs. Arthur McAninch
November Sixth..............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Vernon Jackson
Fiction:
In Defense of Detective Fiction...................Mrs. Kirby Riffel
In Defense of the Classical Arts...................Mrs. Tom Fletcher
November Twentieth...................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Lewis W. Cherry
World Ideologies:
World Federalists............................................Mrs. Vernon Jackson
The United Nations........................................Mrs. Oliver C. Melson
December Fourth.............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. McCombs
Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men:
Mrs. Marion Boggs
Mrs. Frank Cantrell
January Fifteenth............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Frank Cantrell
Report on the Republican Administration:
One Year of Eisenhower's Leadership.................Mrs. Arthur Campbell
Congressional Investigations.................................Mrs. Preston Davis
January Twenty-Ninth...................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Preston Davis
Philosophy of Individual Ownership, as exemplified by...:
Andrew Carnegie......................................................Mrs. Vernon Jackson
Henry Ford.................................................................Mrs. Ray Sanders
John D. Rockerfeller................................................Mrs. Oliver C. Melson
Andrew J. Mellon......................................................Mrs. Henry Leigh
February Twelfth...............................................................................................................Hostess: Arthur McAninch
Biography:
Life of Whistler, by Hesketh Pearson....................Mrs. Kirby Riffel
General Discussion....................................................Members
February Twenty-Sixth........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Litz
Inventions and Discoveries:
Practical Appliances..................................................Mrs. Cantrell
Medical Aids................................................................Mrs. McAninch
March Twelfth................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Henry Leigh
Canada:
Political........................................................................Mrs. Tom Fletcher
Industrial.....................................................................Mrs. Walton Litz
March Twenty-Sixth.....................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Arthus Campbell
Drama:
The Theatre................................................................Mrs.R. B. McCombs
Edna St. Vincent Millay...........................................Mrs. Preston Davis
April Ninth....................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Boggs
Religion:
Youth in Religion.....................................................Mrs. Arthur Campbell
The Contribution of Missionaries.......................Mrs. Ray Sanders
April Twenty-Third.......................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Ray Sanders
Vacation Land:
Famous Gardens......................................................Mrs. Robert Williams
National Parks..........................................................Mrs. Lew W. Cherry
May Seventh..........................................................................................Hostess: Entertainment Committee
Hey Day and Play Day
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[Beginning with the 1952/3 season, Edelweiss did not create a single yearly theme. Rather, each day had its own theme]
1954/55
1954/55
October Fifteenth................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. A. Walton Litz
Delta Writers:
Prose..........................................................................Mrs. A. Walton Litz
Poetry........................................................................Mrs. R. B. McCombs
Luncheon
October Twenty-Ninth......................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Tom Fletcher
The Power of Liberal Education...............................Mrs. Robert Williams
Current and Choice Books.........................................Mrs. Marion Boggs
November Twelfth...........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Jackson
The Political Scene:
Accdomplishments..................................................Mrs. Frank Cantrell
Disappointments.....................................................Mrs. Kirby Riffel
November Twenty-Sixth.......................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Cherry
Mid-Western Humorists..............................................Mrs. Robert Williams
Remembrance of Things Past.....................................Mrs. Lewis Cherry
December Tenth................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Robert McCombs
Christmas Program:
The Edelweiss Christmas Stocking.......................Members
January Seventh................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Frank Cantrell
Is the Coommon Man Too Common?.........................Mrs. Arthur Campbell
The Tyranny of the Average..........................................Mrs. Oliver Melson
January Twenty-First.....................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Oliver Melson
Appraisal of Conditions in Palestine:
The Israeli....................................................................Mrs. Tom Fletcher
The Arabs....................................................................Mrs. Arthur McAninch
February Fourth...........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Arthur McAninch
National Anthems..........................................................Mrs. Marion Boggs
Patriotic Songs and Slogans.........................................Mrs. Preston Davis, Jr.
February Eighteenth...................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Preston Davis, Jr.
The World of Wesley:
The Long Quest, by Harry H. Knoll......................Mrs. Kirby Riffel
March Fourth..................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Lewis Cherry
The Trend Away from Colonialism.............................Mrs. Ray Sanders
India's Prime Minister....................................................Mrs. Vernon Jackson
March Eighteenth........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Henry Leigh
Personalities in the Limelight:
Haile Selassie...........................................................Mrs. Henry Leigh
Anthony Eden..........................................................Mrs. Vernon Jackson
Premier Chou-En-Lai.............................................Mrs. Robert McCombs
Dr. Malan..................................................................Mrs. Lewis Cherry
April First.....................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Robert Williams
Legendary Saints..........................................................Mrs. Tom Fletcher
Religious Statues and Objects..................................Mrs. Ray Sanders
April Sixteenth..............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Ray Sanders
Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases, by Peter Mark Roget.............Mrs. Oliver Melson
Gutenberg Up-to-date........................................................................................Mrs. Preston Davis, Jr.
April Twenty-Ninth........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Arthus Campbell
Outstanding Productions, 1954-55:
The Theatre................................................................Mrs. Arthur McAninch
Music...........................................................................Mrs. Frank Campbell
T.V.................................................................................Mrs. Henry Leigh
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[Beginning with the 1952/3 season, Edelweiss did not create a single yearly theme. Rather, each day had its own theme]
1955/56
1955/56
[Butler Center copy missing October through November]
December Ninth...............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. R. B. McCombs
Hans Christian Anderson:
The Man and some of the stories that he wrote........Mrs. Davis
January Sixth.....................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Oliver Melson
Scotland:
Castles and Keeps........................................................Mrs. Williams
Life and Works of Sir Walter Scott...........................Mrs. Riffle
January Twentieth............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. McAninch
Columnists and Critics:
J. Donald Adams..................................................Mrs. Cherry
Bennett Cerf..........................................................Mrs. Campbell
Bernard DeVoto...................................................Mrs. Sanders
John Mason Brown.............................................Mrs. Jackson
Clifton Fadiman...................................................Mrs. Leigh
February Third...................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Tom Fletcher
Education:
Conflicting Views on Teaching Reading........Mrs. Litz
Extra Curricula.....................................................Mrs. Melson
February Seventeenth....................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Lewis Cherry
Changes in Creative Art:
Music......................................................................Mrs. Fletcher
Literature...............................................................Mrs. Boggs
Painting..................................................................Mrs. McCombs
March Second.....................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Henry Leigh
Women:
In Club Work.........................................................Mrs. Davis
In Church Work....................................................Mrs. Campbell
March Sixteenth................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Kirby Riffle
Travel with Baedeker as your guide.....................Mrs. Cantrell
Travel of the Future..................................................Mrs. Leigh
April Sixth............................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Ray Sanders
The Woman Within, by Ellen Glascow..............Mrs. Riffle
April Thirteenth.................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs.
Religion:
The Ecumenical Movement.............................Mrs. Fletcher
Modern Church Architecture..........................Mrs. McAninch
April Twenty-Seventh..............................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Vernon Jackson
Theater Season 1955-56:
New Plays..................................................................Mrs. Williams
New Players..............................................................Mrs. McCombs
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[Beginning with the 1952/3 season, Edelweiss did not create a single yearly theme. Rather, each day had its own theme]
1956/57
1956/57
October Twelfth......................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Cantrell
The Story of Aspen...................................................Mrs. Williams
Around South America by Air................................Mrs. Davis
October Twenty-Sixth.............................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Davis
Are our Tax Laws Just?...........................................Mrs. Campbell
The Suez Canal.........................................................Mrs. Cantrell
November Ninth............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Marion Boggs
New Fiction................................................................Mrs. McCombs
New Non-Fiction......................................................Mrs. Riffle
November Twenty-Third...............................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Litz
Wonder Diets............................................................Mrs. Cherry
Give Away Merchandizing....................................Mrs. Jackson
December Seventh..........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. R. B. McCombs
Old Miracle Plays and Masques.........................Mrs. Davis
January Fourth.................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Oliver Melson
The East - Near and Far.......................................Mrs. Melson.
Indonesia Today.....................................................Mrs. Boggs
January Eighteenth..........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. McAninch
The Ship of State:
The Pilot............................................................Mrs. Litz
The Crew...........................................................Mrs. McAninch
February First....................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Fletcher
Month of Birthdays..............................................Mrs. Cantrell
Holidays - Why Celebrate?.................................Mrs. Sanders
February Fifteenth..........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Lewis Cherry
Great Symphonies...............................................Mrs. Fletcher
Great Conductors................................................Mrs. Jackson
March First........................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Henry Leigh
Women as Wage Earners...................................Mrs. Melson
The Age of Worth, Edith Saunders................Mrs. Riffle
March Fifteenth...........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Kirby Riffel
Education for Living:
Students............................................................Mrs. Boggs
Teachers............................................................Mrs. McCombs
March Twenty-Ninth.....................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Arthur Campbell
New Frontiers in Astronomy............................Mrs. Fletcher
New Frontiers in Communication..................Mrs. Cherry
April Twelfth....................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Ray Sanders
Easter Pageantry.................................................Mrs. Campbell
Religion in Poetry.................................................Mrs. Litz
April Twenty-Sixth.........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Vernon Jackson
Who Said This?.....................................................Mrs. Williams
Do It Yourself.........................................................Mrs. Leigh
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[Beginning with the 1952/3 season, Edelweiss did not create a single yearly theme. Rather, each day had its own theme]
1957/58
1957/58
October Eleventh..............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Cantrell
The Most Interesting Character I Have Met...........Members,
Leader--Mrs. Williams
October Twenty-Fifth.....................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Davis
The Monroe Doctrine..............................................Mrs. Campbell
The Eisenhower Doctrine.......................................Mrs. Cantrell
November Eighth.......................................................................................................Hostess: Marion Boggs
Book Review:
By Love Possessed, by James Gould Cozzens...Mrs. Riffel
November Twenty-Second.......................................................................................Hostess: McCombs
The James.....................................................................Mrs. Davis
Round Table..................................................................Members
December Sixth..........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Walton Litz
Mood of Christmas:
Well Know Children in Christmas Literature.......Mrs. McCombs
January Twenty-Fourth...........................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Mildred Moss
Interesting Book Dedications....................................Mrs. Sanders
Famous Book Prefaces................................................Mrs. Boggs
January Tenth...................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Melson
The Importance of Eastern Nationalism................Mrs. Litz
Ghana - An Example of De-Colonialism.................Mrs. Melson
February Seventh................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Jackson
Writers of Victorian Romances................................Mrs. Riffle
An Old Love Story Retold...........................................Mrs. Sanders
February Twenty-First..................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Lewis Cherry
Ballet as an Art.............................................................Mrs. Cantrell
Famous Ballet Dancers..............................................Mrs. Davis
March Seventh..................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Henry Leigh
Metroplan:
Fifty Years Past......................................................Mrs. Cherry
Fifty Years Hence..................................................Mrs. Jackson
March Twenty-First......................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Kirby Riffel
Is the Pendulum Swinging to the Classics............Mrs. Boggs
Expediency of a College Education........................Mrs. Melson
April Eleventh...............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Arthur Campbell
Report on the Geophysical Year 1957/58..........Mrs. Williams
Adventurers and Explorers......................................Mrs. Litz
April Twenty-Fifth........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Ray Sanders
Art:
Puclic and Private Buildings............................Mrs. McCombs
Revival of the Art of Lithographing...............Mrs. Campbell
May Ninth......................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Williams
Trends and Development of T.V............................Mrs. Jackson
Famous Emcees on Television...............................Mrs. Leigh
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[Beginning with the 1952/3 season, Edelweiss did not create a single yearly theme. Rather, each day had its own theme]
1958/59
1958/59
October Tenth..............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Melson
How would you improve the world?.......................Members
Mistress of Ceremonies:............................Mrs. Riffle
October Twenty-Fourth...........................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Davis
The Five Republics of France.....................................Mrs. Boggs
Nationalism in Colonial Africa..................................Mrs. Campbell
November Seventh......................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Marion Boggs
Book Review:
The Winthrop Woman, by Anya Seton...........Mrs. Davis
November Twenty-First............................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. McCombs
The Art of Glass Making in Early America.............Mrs. Cantrell
History of American Furniture..................................Mrs. Dortch
December Fifth.............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Williams
Yuletide Memories.......................................................Members
Exchange of Gifts
January Ninth................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Walton Litz
The Making of the United States.............................Mrs. Jackson
The Importance of Canals.........................................Mrs. Litz
January Twenty-Third...............................................................................................Hostess: Miss Moss
The Best Novels of our Time.....................................Mrs. Melson
The Story of the Encyclopedia Britannica.............Mrs. Bowman
February Sixth...............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Jackson
Famous Swords and their Owners..........................Mrs. McCombs
Don Quixote's Profession, by Van Doren.............Mrs. Riffle
February Twentieth..........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Bowman
350th Anniversary of Milton's Birth: His Life and Works..............Mrs. Sanders
Forms of Poetic Expression - Ode, Sonnet, Epic, and Drama..........Miss Moss
March Sixth..........................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Henry Leigh
Far Away Places Are Calling:
Malaya..........................................................................Mrs. Williams
Alaska............................................................................Mrs. Boggs
New Zealand................................................................Mrs. Campbell
March Twentieth............................................................................................................Hostess: Dortch
Ecclesiastical Embroidery..............................................Mrs. Cantrell
The Art and Craft of French Tapestries......................Miss Moss
April Tenth...........................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Cantrell
Best Plays on the New York Stage...............................Mrs. Litz
New Faces on Broadway................................................Mrs. Leigh
April Twenty-Fourth...........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Ray Sanders
Arkansas Program:
Pulaski County............................................................Mrs. Jackson
State Attractions for Tourist....................................Mrs. Melson
May Eighth...........................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Riffle
Frontiers of Learning:
The Gifted Child........................................................Mrs. McCombs
The Retarded Child..................................................Mrs. Bowman
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[Beginning with the 1952/3 season, Edelweiss did not create a single yearly theme. Rather, each day had its own theme]
1958/59
1958/59
October Sixteenth...............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Melson
Curtain going up on the Edelweiss year:
Highlights of their journeys by foreign travelers
Mrs. Boggs
Mrs. Davis
Mrs. Litz
Mrs. Jackson
October Thirtieth.................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Bowman
Increase of Power and Influence of the Supreme Court.....Mrs. Cantrell
Freedom of the Press or "No Privacy"......................................Mrs. Dortch
November Twentieth........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Marion Boggs
A Comparison of Culture and Education.........................Mrs. Riffle
Something about Heraldry...................................................Mrs. McCombs
December Fourth..................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Davis
Life and Works of Arthur Conan Doyle 1859-1930......Mrs. Melson
Famous Thosts.........................................................................Mrs. Sanders
[did they mean Ghosts or Hosts?]
December Eighteenth...........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Jackson
Christmas Greetings:
My gift to the world if I were a millionaire this Christmas..............Members
Exchange of Gifts
January Eighth....................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. McCoombs
Our 50th State........................................................................Mrs. Jackson
Tibet, the Land of the Lamas...............................................Mrs. Bowman
Laos............................................................................................Mrs. Leigh
January Twenty-Second.............................................................................................Hostess: Miss Moss
Book Review: Two Gentlemen, Marchette Chute.........Mrs. Riffle
Poetic Selections........................................................................Members
February Fifth...............................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Riffle
Evaluation of the Khrushchev and Eisenhower Visits.......Miss Moss
Lobbies in Washington...............................................................Mrs. Sanders
February Nineteenth..................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Cantrell
Types of Humor..................................................................Mrs. Campbell.
Intriguing Imposters............................................................Mrs. Melson
March Eleventh...........................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Henry Leigh
Sir James Barrie 1860-1937.......................................Mrs. Davis
Accent on Charm.............................................................Members
March Twenty-Fifth.................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Dortch
Adventures in Gardening.............................................Mrs. Bowman
Balance in the Insect World........................................Mrs. Dortch
April Eighth.................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Campbell
Concepts of Immortality..............................................Mrs. Campbell
Eastern Music.................................................................Mrs. Williams
April Twenty-Second..............................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Williams
Northeast Passage to the Atlantic............................Mrs. Cantrell
Northwest Passage to the Pacific.............................Miss Moss
May Sixth......................................................................................................................Hostess: Mrs. Sanders
Famous Families............................................................Mrs. Boggs
From Rags to Riches.....................................................Mrs. Williams
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